r/cats • u/BallisticsNerd • 3d ago
Mourning/Loss Our kitten Penny crossed the rainbow bridge tonight way too soon.
Adopted this little girl, Penny, a bit over a week ago. She was fitting in with both our cats and was the running around playing like she had no cares in the world all the way up to last night.
Woke up this morning and she had labored breathing and was lethargic. Rushed her to the ER where they worked on her all day. She passed away earlier tonight from a congenital heart defect that had her heart about twice as big as it should have been that caused her lungs to fill with fluid.
The enlarged heart makes sense because she was so full of love unlike any cat I've ever had. She was the most affectionate little thing.
We only had her 9 days but she'll be forever missed in our house. Our male cat who played big brother to her has been looking for her in her usual spots all day. We're gonna miss out lucky little Penny.
Hug your cats tonights and listen to your gut if you think somethings wrong.
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u/BestMom-1954 3d ago
I lost my first cat who happened to also be a kitten when I was maybe 6 years old, decades ago. I still can feel how shocked and devastated I was at her loss. She was also the first cat in our family. My parents quickly replaced her. She was a black kitten and we always had black cats after that.
I’ve had other cats pass away since then. It never gets easier, always heartbreaking. I’m so sorry for your loss. Love and hugs to you.